Online Safety

Children at St Paul’s use the Internet on a regular basis as part of their learning. In school, we have regular 'Online Safety' activities to remind children of the importance of keeping themselves safe online.

At home, sometimes children can be given unsupervised access to the Internet. This, potentially, allows them to access all kinds of society (both good and bad) and bring them virtually into their homes.

Here are some tips and useful links to help you to keep your children safe online:

Use Skoodle - All of our children in Years 3-6 are given free access to Skoodle. This is a safe 'social networking' site for children, where the pupils can build their own webpages, take part in competitions, and send emails to each other. Mediators are always online to help the children and there are rules to keep everyone safe online.

Facebook / Bebo / Myspace - Many of these sites have a minimum age limit of 13, so our pupils should NOT be using them. They do not offer the same levels of protection as Skoodle, allowing children to communicate with anyone.

Keep your computer in a shared area - Talk to your child about what they are doing online and, if possible, set up your computer in a shared area at home so that you can all share in the wonderful sites that are available online.

Download our Online Safety Posters:

Please download these Online Safety posters. Why not put one up next to the computer at home and talk about it with your children?

Online Safety poster for KS1 (4-7 year olds)

Online Safety poster for KS2 (7-11 year olds)

All staff have undertaken Online safety training with CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre). The staff understand the risks involved for young people on the internet, be it Social Networking, Smartphone or Video Chat sites. The internet is an ever changing and evolving environment and we (parents, carers, teachers and support staff) must understand this and be able to give the children the best advice on how to use it safely, and where to go if they feel vulnerable or victimised. The CEOP button can be found on many websites and will direct you to their page where you will be able to find help. For more information please click CEOP.

Some links to more information:

Think U Know - containing internet safety advice for those aged from 5 to 16, along with parents and teachers, this site is produced by CEOP (the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre).